I don’t know a statement more true than the one on the picture above. After 6 years with my wife, 5 of them married, I’d actually say it’s an understatement, but it is definitely true. When something is stagnant it is no longer fresh or life giving. That is what all relationships, but especially marriages,… [Read more…]
Christianity started as a movement of men and women who were so compelled by the words of Jesus that their lives were overtaken by them. They DWELLED on LIVED, SPOKE, and DIRECTED every nuance of their existence by those words, and do you know what happened? Inside of a century Christianity grew from 12, to… [Read more…]
Last weekend at Renovation I preached a message called “spirituality” from Psalm 119, in which we concluded that true spirituality is a delight in God, his will, and His word. But, we determined, this is difficult. The religious among us will get the will and word part. They will obey, and tell everyone how good they are at… [Read more…]
What if there Were a Church That… ….was willing to admit they don’t have all the answers ….believed you can know God ….had the same questions about faith and life that you have ….existed to serve and love our city ….met real needs in our communities ….valued diversity and equality of all people Would you… [Read more…]
This is the latest post at the Renovation Church Blog by our exec. dude based on what I taught/we discussed last night as a launch team. Please Read by Matt Burlew on September 20, 2010 Last night at our launch team gathering we discussed Renovation Church’s identity as a city church of Missionaries Like Jesus- a… [Read more…]
Men who you want to entrust leadership to in the church must: Fear God Be Trustworthy Hate a Bribe Bear the Burden With You “If you do this…you will be able to endure” Exodus 18:21-23
A few month’s ago this was posted on Atlanta’s 11 Alive news site: ATLANTA (AP) — Civil rights icon Andrew Young says he has little use for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the organization he once worked in alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Young says that then, the SCLC was a movement and… [Read more…]
I have had a few people ask where they can find sermons I’ve preached. When you are a journey-man/church planter like me it can be hard to come by. Renovation has a Vimeo channel where two sermons(one from A29 conference), and our promo video can be found. All of this content will be available when… [Read more…]
This is an info./follow up letter that was sent out by the leadership of Renovation following our vision cast. If you are interested in being added to the mailing list send “add me” to info@RenovationChurch.net. Thank you for showing interest in Renovation Church, a new church that is putting its roots down in downtown Atlanta,… [Read more…]
January 18, 2012
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